American Volkssport Association Privacy Policy

This privacy policy discloses the privacy practices for the American Volkssport Association ("AVA"). AVA maintains its website at www.ava.org and a physical address at 1008 S. Alamo St., San Antonio, TX 78210. AVA can also be reached at the following numbers: Fax (210) 659-1212, Office (210) 659-2112.

This privacy policy applies to information collected by the AVA web site or any membership application or other material completed by you and provided to AVA or its authorized representatives electronically or otherwise. AVA will notify you of the following:

  • What personally identifiable information is collected from you through our relationship with you, and how we may use or disclose that information.
  • What choices are available to you regarding the use of your information.
  • The security procedures in place to protect the misuse of your information.
  • How you can correct any inaccuracies in the information.

Information Collection, Use, and Sharing

You may share certain information with us, including your name, address, telephone number, email address, credit card number or other personally identifiable information. Sharing that information will enable you to obtain membership, join email or newsletter subscriptions, share stories with us, make donations, pay membership fees or dues or purchase merchandise.

We are the sole owners of the information collected on our website or by email, fax, mail, applications or that you may otherwise provide to us or our authorized representatives. We only have access to and collect information that you voluntarily give us via our website or by email, fax, mail, your written application or other direct contact from you. We may use your information to provide you with information related to AVA activities and services, including newsletters, solicitations for volunteers, donations, requests for your personal stories for us to share or to request your feedback. We may also use your information to fulfill orders or complete transactions.

We may share your name, address, telephone number and email address information with local, statewide or regional AVA clubs. We will not share your information with any third party outside of the organization. Your credit card information will never be shared.

Security

We take precautions to protect your information. When you submit sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both online and offline and collected via secure server. When you submit sensitive information via email, mail or any other method, your information is protected offline. The computers/servers in which we store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment.

Cookies

AVA uses cookies on its website to improve its performance, to remember user preferences and settings and to collect analytic data. A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on your computer, and that your browser provides to the website each time you return.

Links

This web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.

Your Access to and Control Over Information / Opting Out of Sharing

You may opt out of any future contacts from us or do any the following at any time by contacting us via the email address, optout@ava.org or contacting Membership Services at (210) 659-2112 between 8-5 CST Monday through Friday:

  • See what information we have about you, if any.
  • Change/correct any information we have about you.
  • Have us delete any information we have about you.
  • Express any concern you have about our use of your information.
  • Designate any individual or club with which you do not want your information shared.
  • Opt Out of having any of your information shared.

Updates

Our Privacy Policy may change from time to time and all updates will be posted on our website at www.ava.org